A case of pulmonary melioidosis
| Autor: | S. Maxwell, D. Dev, J. Lie, C. Keeling-Roberts |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Burkholderia pseudomallei Air transport Pulmonary melioidosis Melioidosis biology business.industry Pneumonia Disease medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Whitmore's Disease Infectious disease (medical specialty) Whitmore's disease Northern australia Immunology medicine Intensive care medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Respiratory Medicine CME. 3:109-110 |
| ISSN: | 1755-0017 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rmedc.2009.04.002 |
| Popis: | Melioidosis is a rare infectious disease that is very prevalent in certain areas of the world, namely Thailand and certain parts of Northern Australia. There are only 29 cases being reported in the UK since 1988. With air transport industry getting more and more readily available and affordable, it is important to recognise this disease especially those who have recently travelled to those endemic regions. We report a case of a man who presented with pulmonary melioidosis after recent travel to Thailand. |
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